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Android is taking off here in India because it's creeping into the low-end. I'm sure the same thing is happening in most countries. Last week I got a Samsung G
by divtxt 15y ago
Android is taking off here in India because it's creeping into the low-end. I'm sure the same thing is happening in most countries.
Last week I got a Samsung Galaxy Y. It's small, sturdy, has swype input and has great battery life. Gmail, reader & facebook over 3G or wifi.
The price: just $140!!!
I used to try high-end phones and then go back to low-end Nokias. Now, I'm not going back to my $40 Nokia and I'm definitely not going to pay $700+ for an iPhone that won't even have Swype.
edit: extra sentence
- tluyben2 15y agoA lot of people are buying, just for the hell of it, Androids from Chinese outlets like Aliexpress as well. Those are not brands, but they are really cheap; so cheap you don't care at all if they break/fall (I don't agree with that sentiment, but I know a lot of people do). There are Android 2.3 pads there for $50 (not to mention hackable Linux phone watches). Now if only you could upgrade Android without restrictions. And, while there still is crisis everywhere, I see people selling them here on markets; they buy them from Alibaba in sets of 20-50 and sell them on a sunday market to 'fortunate but not as fortunate to pay for a $140 phone'. Edit: added Linux phone watch, disclaimer; never tried one, but a friend did and he says it's great fun for tinkering.